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Duplicate of AQA A Human Geography Part 3 - Globalisation
Duplicate of AQA A Human Geography Part 3 - Globalisation
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Which of these is not direct impact of increased industrialisation?
Ice Caps Melting
Global Warming
Acid Rain
O-zone depletion
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Wind power is...
Renewable
Non-renewable
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What problems are created by increased demand for food due to globalisation?
Farmers in debt after switching to commerical farming
Farming on marginal land = soil erosion and desertification
Conflict over how water is used
Increased carbon footprint due to increasing air miles
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Which of these is NOT an impact of global warming?
arctic ice melt
eutrophication
sea level rise
thermal expansion
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Which of the following has NOT increased the rate of globalisation?
Improvements in technology
Climate change
Containerisation and air frieght
Growing global population
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The Kyoto Protocol stated that...
Carbon emissions should return to pre-1990 levels by 2025
Cardon emissions should return to pre-1990 levels by 2015
Carbon emissions are fine
Carbon emissions should be less than before 1900
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Globalisation is...
Increasing global connectivity through trade&communications
Mrs Heaney's stomach growth
The way countries work together
Improvements in technology and transport
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Call centres have grown in areas like Bangalore, India because...
Deindustrialisation is good for developed countries
The traffic is so bad, no one can leave the office
It is cheaper to employ people abroad
Most TNCs originate in India
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Which of these is NOT a way TNCs cut costs by outsourcing factories in NICs?
Employing highly skilledlabourers
Avoiding tax in Special Economic Zones like Shengzen, China
Paying lower wages
Increasing productivity due to longer working hours
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Being an ethical consumer means...
Giving to charity
Being a hippy
Never washing
Making careful choices&buying locally made, natural products
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Whcih of the following is a problem caused by meeting the increased energy demand worldwide?
Increased risk of environmental damage such as oil spills
Energy prices go up
Global carbon emissions are falling
More power stations are being built in developing countries
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Sustainability means...
Meeting the needs of present and future generations
Making sure countries don't go into debt
Looking after animals
Not using natural resources
